Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet by
using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads off.
Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. Anyone know where
they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

nospamplse wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet by
using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads off.
Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. Anyone know where
they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

Thanks for the info.




Reed wrote:
nospamplse wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet
by using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads
off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. Anyone know
where they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

On Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:49 -0400, nospamplse
wrote:

Thanks for the info.




Reed wrote:
nospamplse wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet
by using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads
off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. Anyone know
where they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair

And I did purchase something like this at Home Depot a couple years
ago -- if I remember it was over by the flooring materials rather than
with the rest of the screws&nails.

Josh

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

Josh wrote in
:

On Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:49 -0400, nospamplse
wrote:

Thanks for the info.




Reed wrote:
nospamplse wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet
by using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads
off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. Anyone know
where they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair

And I did purchase something like this at Home Depot a couple years
ago -- if I remember it was over by the flooring materials rather than
with the rest of the screws&nails.

Josh

And how did it work out?

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

On Fri, 08 May 2009 13:54:09 -0500, Red Green
wrote:

Josh wrote in
:

On Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:49 -0400, nospamplse
wrote:

Thanks for the info.




Reed wrote:
nospamplse wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet
by using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads
off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. Anyone know
where they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair

And I did purchase something like this at Home Depot a couple years
ago -- if I remember it was over by the flooring materials rather than
with the rest of the screws&nails.

Josh

And how did it work out?

Pretty well -- this was under carpet, so I didn't have to fill any
holes. The kit came with a long screw threaded just at the bottom to
help find joists (drive in 1/2 inch, if you can't move it then it's in
a joist), a three-pointed guide to stop the screws at the right depth
(and help snap the top off), a driver bit to match, and a pile of the
special screws. I had to drive a bunch in a couple of places to get a
warped part of the subfloor down, but most of the squeeks were
eliminated or lessened considerably. Can't see or feel any of the
screw locations.

I see it on HD's website, but it says "Online Only"; may or may not
still be available in some stores:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...atalogId=10053

Annoyingly, the HD name is "Squeeeeek No More", so searching for
"squeek" doesn't find it. Idiots...

I do need to go back and add a few more now, thanks for adding this to
my weekend to-do list :-)

Josh

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

Josh wrote in
:

On Fri, 08 May 2009 13:54:09 -0500, Red Green
wrote:

Josh wrote in
m:

On Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:49 -0400, nospamplse
wrote:

Thanks for the info.




Reed wrote:
nospamplse wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under
carpet by using special screws through the carpet and then break
the heads off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these.
Anyone know where they can be purchased or the name of a
manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair

And I did purchase something like this at Home Depot a couple years
ago -- if I remember it was over by the flooring materials rather
than with the rest of the screws&nails.

Josh

And how did it work out?

Pretty well -- this was under carpet, so I didn't have to fill any
holes. The kit came with a long screw threaded just at the bottom to
help find joists (drive in 1/2 inch, if you can't move it then it's in
a joist), a three-pointed guide to stop the screws at the right depth
(and help snap the top off), a driver bit to match, and a pile of the
special screws. I had to drive a bunch in a couple of places to get a
warped part of the subfloor down, but most of the squeeks were
eliminated or lessened considerably. Can't see or feel any of the
screw locations.

I see it on HD's website, but it says "Online Only"; may or may not
still be available in some stores:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...tDisplay?store
Id=10051&productId=100662995&langId=-1&catalogId=10053

Annoyingly, the HD name is "Squeeeeek No More", so searching for
"squeek" doesn't find it. Idiots...

I do need to go back and add a few more now, thanks for adding this to
my weekend to-do list :-)

Josh


Actually, I found a vid clip from This Old House where they show the
installation.

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/vide...045284,00.html

Thank goodness it's Tom Silva doing the demo and not that Sears Whore
Vila.

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

On May 7, 10:01*pm, nospamplse
wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet by
using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads off.
Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. *Anyone know where
they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

you can do it with good old drywall screws, since they're kind of
brittle; drive a long one into the carpet, floor, and subfloor with
the top sticking up, then take a chisel or something and bust it off
flush(ish) with the floor.

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

On May 8, 7:33*pm, Josh wrote:
On Fri, 08 May 2009 13:54:09 -0500, Red Green
wrote:





Josh wrote in
:

On Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:49 -0400, nospamplse
wrote:

Thanks for the info.

Reed wrote:
nospamplse wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet
by using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads
off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. *Anyone know
where they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair

And I did purchase something like this at Home Depot a couple years
ago -- if I remember it was over by the flooring materials rather than
with the rest of the screws&nails.

Josh

And how did it work out?

Pretty well -- this was under carpet, so I didn't have to fill any
holes. *The kit came with a long screw threaded just at the bottom to
help find joists (drive in 1/2 inch, if you can't move it then it's in
a joist), a three-pointed guide to stop the screws at the right depth
(and help snap the top off), a driver bit to match, and a pile of the
special screws. *I had to drive a bunch in a couple of places to get a
warped part of the subfloor down, but most of the squeeks were
eliminated or lessened considerably. *Can't see or feel any of the
screw locations.

I see it on HD's website, but it says "Online Only"; may or may not
still be available in some stores:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...uctDisplay?sto...

Annoyingly, the HD name is "Squeeeeek No More", so searching for
"squeek" doesn't find it. *Idiots...

I do need to go back and add a few more now, thanks for adding this to
my weekend to-do list :-)

Josh- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

FINISHING SCREWS

Jimmie

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

z wrote in
:

On May 7, 10:01*pm, nospamplse
wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet
by using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads
off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. *Anyone know
where they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

you can do it with good old drywall screws, since they're kind of
brittle; drive a long one into the carpet, floor, and subfloor with
the top sticking up, then take a chisel or something and bust it off
flush(ish) with the floor.


Good old drywall screws --- That's a retarded suggestion at best
(period). Have you ever even seen a drywall screw ????

There's no thread at the top of any of length. That's the part that
would be in the subfloor when you "then take a chisel or something" and
"bust" off the top. What's holding the subfloor to the joist? Oh, I see,
drive a 4" (not readily available) only 3" and "bust" it off with "a
chisel or something". Ever note how skinny drywall screws are and how
the necks are even skinnier? Watch em snap as you're driving that length
screw into a joist. What about when they snap just above the subfloor?
Can't drive them in with a hammer, can't grind them down because there's
carpet and padding there, can't grab it with vise grips.

They're extremely brittle because they're hardened and they aren't
always going to "bust" with "a chisel or something" where you want it
to.

Drywall screw heads strip when there's too much torque required and it
doen't manage to snap anyway.

Being extremely brittle they tend to snap with any movement. That creaky
floor creaks because there's frequent movement. That hardened screw is
gonna snap...primarily where the movement is...where the subfloor meets
the joist. You're back to the original problem.

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

Red Green wrote:
Josh wrote in
:

On Fri, 08 May 2009 13:54:09 -0500, Red Green
wrote:

Josh wrote in
:

On Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:49 -0400, nospamplse
wrote:

Thanks for the info.




Reed wrote:
nospamplse wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under
carpet by using special screws through the carpet and then break
the heads off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these.
Anyone know where they can be purchased or the name of a
manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.
here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair
And I did purchase something like this at Home Depot a couple years
ago -- if I remember it was over by the flooring materials rather
than with the rest of the screws&nails.

Josh
And how did it work out?
Pretty well -- this was under carpet, so I didn't have to fill any
holes. The kit came with a long screw threaded just at the bottom to
help find joists (drive in 1/2 inch, if you can't move it then it's in
a joist), a three-pointed guide to stop the screws at the right depth
(and help snap the top off), a driver bit to match, and a pile of the
special screws. I had to drive a bunch in a couple of places to get a
warped part of the subfloor down, but most of the squeeks were
eliminated or lessened considerably. Can't see or feel any of the
screw locations.

I see it on HD's website, but it says "Online Only"; may or may not
still be available in some stores:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...tDisplay?store
Id=10051&productId=100662995&langId=-1&catalogId=10053

Annoyingly, the HD name is "Squeeeeek No More", so searching for
"squeek" doesn't find it. Idiots...

I do need to go back and add a few more now, thanks for adding this to
my weekend to-do list :-)

Josh


Actually, I found a vid clip from This Old House where they show the
installation.

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/vide...045284,00.html

Thank goodness it's Tom Silva doing the demo and not that Sears Whore
Vila.

I've never spent much time on that site- they actually even mention Vila
on there? I would have assumed they would have scrubbed him from their
history, Stalin-style. The repeat cycles around here on the non-PBS TV
channels don't even show the previous host that came after Vila, and he
left on friendly terms. (And I hate how they cut out stuff to make room
for commercials.)

--
aem sends....

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

aemeijers wrote in
:

Red Green wrote:
Josh wrote in
:

On Fri, 08 May 2009 13:54:09 -0500, Red Green
wrote:

Josh wrote in
:

On Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:49 -0400, nospamplse
wrote:

Thanks for the info.




Reed wrote:
nospamplse wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under
carpet by using special screws through the carpet and then
break the heads off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry
these. Anyone know where they can be purchased or the name of a
manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.
here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair
And I did purchase something like this at Home Depot a couple
years ago -- if I remember it was over by the flooring materials
rather than with the rest of the screws&nails.

Josh
And how did it work out?
Pretty well -- this was under carpet, so I didn't have to fill any
holes. The kit came with a long screw threaded just at the bottom
to help find joists (drive in 1/2 inch, if you can't move it then
it's in a joist), a three-pointed guide to stop the screws at the
right depth (and help snap the top off), a driver bit to match, and
a pile of the special screws. I had to drive a bunch in a couple of
places to get a warped part of the subfloor down, but most of the
squeeks were eliminated or lessened considerably. Can't see or feel
any of the screw locations.

I see it on HD's website, but it says "Online Only"; may or may not
still be available in some stores:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...uctDisplay?sto
re Id=10051&productId=100662995&langId=-1&catalogId=10053

Annoyingly, the HD name is "Squeeeeek No More", so searching for
"squeek" doesn't find it. Idiots...

I do need to go back and add a few more now, thanks for adding this
to my weekend to-do list :-)

Josh


Actually, I found a vid clip from This Old House where they show the
installation.

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/vide...045284,00.html

Thank goodness it's Tom Silva doing the demo and not that Sears Whore
Vila.

I've never spent much time on that site- they actually even mention
Vila on there? I would have assumed they would have scrubbed him from
their history, Stalin-style. The repeat cycles around here on the
non-PBS TV channels don't even show the previous host that came after
Vila, and he left on friendly terms. (And I hate how they cut out
stuff to make room for commercials.)

--
aem sends....


(And I hate how they cut out stuff to make room
for commercials.)

Oh but it's an absolute necessity. That's when all the people that know
what their doing come in and do the actually work of task and fix the
f*ups of the show people.

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

on 5/9/2009 8:47 AM (ET) Red Green wrote the following:
aemeijers wrote in
:


Red Green wrote:

Josh wrote in
:


On Fri, 08 May 2009 13:54:09 -0500, Red Green
wrote:


Josh wrote in
:


On Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:49 -0400, nospamplse
wrote:


Thanks for the info.




Reed wrote:

nospamplse wrote:

Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under
carpet by using special screws through the carpet and then
break the heads off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry
these. Anyone know where they can be purchased or the name of a
manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair

And I did purchase something like this at Home Depot a couple
years ago -- if I remember it was over by the flooring materials
rather than with the rest of the screws&nails.

Josh

And how did it work out?

Pretty well -- this was under carpet, so I didn't have to fill any
holes. The kit came with a long screw threaded just at the bottom
to help find joists (drive in 1/2 inch, if you can't move it then
it's in a joist), a three-pointed guide to stop the screws at the
right depth (and help snap the top off), a driver bit to match, and
a pile of the special screws. I had to drive a bunch in a couple of
places to get a warped part of the subfloor down, but most of the
squeeks were eliminated or lessened considerably. Can't see or feel
any of the screw locations.

I see it on HD's website, but it says "Online Only"; may or may not
still be available in some stores:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...uctDisplay?sto
re Id=10051&productId=100662995&langId=-1&catalogId=10053

Annoyingly, the HD name is "Squeeeeek No More", so searching for
"squeek" doesn't find it. Idiots...

I do need to go back and add a few more now, thanks for adding this
to my weekend to-do list :-)

Josh


Actually, I found a vid clip from This Old House where they show the
installation.

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/vide...045284,00.html

Thank goodness it's Tom Silva doing the demo and not that Sears Whore
Vila.

I've never spent much time on that site- they actually even mention
Vila on there? I would have assumed they would have scrubbed him from
their history, Stalin-style. The repeat cycles around here on the
non-PBS TV channels don't even show the previous host that came after
Vila, and he left on friendly terms.

Steve Thomas, replaced by Kevin O'Conner
Thomas is now promoting 'green' energy and building, and has his own
show, 'Save Our History', on the History channel..


(And I hate how they cut out
stuff to make room for commercials.)

--
aem sends....




(And I hate how they cut out stuff to make room
for commercials.)


Oh but it's an absolute necessity. That's when all the people that know
what their doing come in and do the actually work of task and fix the
f*ups of the show people.




--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

nospamplse" "dryearwood(nospamplse) wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet
by using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads
off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. Anyone know
where they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

If there's a finishable hardwood floor under that carpet, I'd think twice about
this solution. It would make a real mess for anyone trying to restore the
hardwood in the future.

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

Bob F wrote:
nospamplse" "dryearwood(nospamplse) wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet
by using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads
off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. Anyone know
where they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

If there's a finishable hardwood floor under that carpet, I'd think twice about
this solution. It would make a real mess for anyone trying to restore the
hardwood in the future.



Agreed! If you know there is hardwood down there (pull up a floor
register, or a corner in a closet), and it is simply too squeaky to
bear, instead of screws you should use headless nails with the coated or
grooved sides, and drive them through the carpet with a punch. Those,
you can always find later, sink further, and putty. (as long as floor
never gets wet enough for them to leave rust spots, of course.) If a
first floor is squeaking, and basement isn't finished, attack from below.

--
aem sends...

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

Josh wrote:
On Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:49 -0400, nospamplse
wrote:

Thanks for the info.




Reed wrote:
nospamplse wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet
by using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads
off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. Anyone know
where they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.
here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair

And I did purchase something like this at Home Depot a couple years
ago -- if I remember it was over by the flooring materials rather than
with the rest of the screws&nails.

Josh
No longer carried by HD or Lowes.

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

Bob F wrote:
nospamplse" "dryearwood(nospamplse) wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet
by using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads
off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. Anyone know
where they can be purchased or the name of a manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

If there's a finishable hardwood floor under that carpet, I'd think twice about
this solution. It would make a real mess for anyone trying to restore the
hardwood in the future.



No hardwood under.

Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet
 

nospamplse wrote in
:

Josh wrote:
On Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:49 -0400, nospamplse
wrote:

Thanks for the info.




Reed wrote:
nospamplse wrote:
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under
carpet by using special screws through the carpet and then break
the heads off. Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these.
Anyone know where they can be purchased or the name of a
manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.
here is one ......

http://www.mcfeelys.com/squeaky-floor-repair

And I did purchase something like this at Home Depot a couple years
ago -- if I remember it was over by the flooring materials rather
than with the rest of the screws&nails.

Josh
No longer carried by HD or Lowes.

As previously posted, at HD it's available but online only.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...atalogId=10053